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Quick Start
User's Guide
What is DesktopX
The DesktopX Welcome Dialog
Loading Widgets
Loading Objects
Loading Desktops
Developer's Guide
Objects, widgets, gadgets, desktops
DesktopX Builder - The development enviroment
Creating Objects
Object Properties Overview
Basics
Object types
Other Object basics
Object appearance & states
Animating objects
Relationships
Grouping
Context menus
Plugins
Custom files
Exporting
Scripting
Introduction
Namespaces
Enumerators
Threading
VBScript references
Reference
Object namespace
Object callbacks
System namespace
System callbacks
DesktopX namespace
Widget namespace
Widget preferences
Scriptable popup menus
Controller scripts
Forms
ActiveX Controls
Scriptable plugins
SDPlugin specification
SDPlugin API specs
Mail notification plugin SDK sample
Scriptable Mail notification plugin SDK sample
Tutorials
Creating text using custom fonts
How to create a really simple clock widget
Drag and drop and dynamic pictures
Checkbox-like functionality
Scrolling content
Dynamically create and clone objects
How to work with WMI services to access Windows advanced functionality
Making objects that move other objects
Creating an MP3 player (Video tutorial)
Creating a Widget
Modifying a Widget
Internet access via DesktopX objects
NEW! Using the Shell object to perform shell tasks
Resources
Hello World by RomanDA - PDF available
Folder Object by RomanDA - PDF available
Attack of the Clones by RomanDA - PDF available
Scripting 101 by RomanDA - PDF available
Using WMI by RomanDA - PDF available
User Input/Save/Retrieve by RomanDA - PDF available
Replacing the Right-Click menu by RomanDA - PDF available
Tool-Tip Replacement by RomanDA - PDF available
Wallpaper Changer by RomanDA - PDF available
Hide & Seek by RomanDA - PDF available
Animation by RomanDA - PDF available
Resizing an Object by RomanDA - PDF available
Using Mouseover to Hide/Show Objects by RomanDA - PDF available
Let's Create a Right-Click Menu by RomanDA - PDF available
Let's All Fade Away by RomanDA - PDF available
Slip Sliding Away by RomanDA - PDF available
Date/Time Widget by RomanDA - PDF available
MS Access DB in DX by RomanDA - PDF available
Hopefully this guide will help you get started with DesktopX. From here, you would want to learn how to create desktops, widgets, write scripts, etc. But that is covered in the developer’s guide in more detail.
You can also get help from the DesktopX forums on WinCustomize.com: http://www.wincustomize.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=168
Email support: Support@stardock.com (should be used for technical problems, not to show you how to use it) Phone support: 734-762-0687 News groups: News://news.stardock.com/stardock.desktopx IRC support: Irc.stardock.com channel: #stardock
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